List of shipwrecks in 1882

The list of shipwrecks in 1882 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1882.

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1882

Ship	State	Description
Bahama	Flag unknown	The vessel sank. A Trinidad brigantine picked up the only survivor from an icebox; he was in the sea for six days. [1]
Boyne	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore near False Point, India. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Suva, Fiji to Calcutta, India.
Bulwark	United States	The barque foundered in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of eighteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Yokohama, Japan to the Puget Sound. [2]
Don Guillermo	Flag unknown	The barque sank in the harbour of Vanvan, Tonga during a hurricane, when a 15-foot (4.6 m) storm surge swept over the island. The captain, officers, and six seamen were drowned. Five boys survived. [3]
General Miller	United States	The schooner was wrecked in the Shumagin Islands in the Department of Alaska. [4]
Gitana	United Kingdom	The steam yacht foundered in Loch Rannoch. [5]
H. L. Tiernan	United States	The two-masted cod-fishing schooner was lost in the Shumagin Islands. [6]
Malleville	United States	The barque was wrecked with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from China to Victoria. [7]
Mayumba	United Kingdom	The cargo ship caught fire at "Arzue", Algeria, and was scuttled. She was declared a total loss. [8]
Meandre	France	The steamship ran aground near Panomi, Greece between 30 March and 5 April. She was refloated. [9]
Nile	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship was abandoned at sea between 7 January and 14 March. She was on a voyage from London to New York, United States. [10]
Pactolus	Canada	The barque was wrecked on the Isla de los Estados, Argentina after 10 January. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Valparaíso, Chile. [11]
Roslyn	United States	The steam launch sprang a leak and sank 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Faulkner's Island, Connecticut. The wreck was located in 1915 or 1916. [12]
Santa Catharina	Brazilian Navy	While docked for repairs, the Pará-class river monitor sank at her moorings due to the poor condition of her hull.
Seafield	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at East London, Cape Colony after 15 April. [13]

References

1. "The Dangers of the Sea". The Cornishman. No. 190. 2 March 1882. p. 6.
2. "Disaster at Sea". The Times. No. 30455. London. 15 March 1882. col F, p. 9.
3. "Our Ships and Our Sailors". Cornishman. No. 218. 14 September 1882. p. 8.
4. alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (G)
5. "Gitana". Clydesite. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
6. alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (H)
7. "Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 30649. London. 27 October 1882. col F, p. 8.
8. "Sicilian". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
9. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30480. London. 13 April 1882. col C, p. 12.
10. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30454. London. 14 March 1882. col F, p. 11.
11. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30502. London. 10 May 1882. col F, p. 8.
12. "American Marine Engineer January, 1916". National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association of the United States. Retrieved 25 October 2020– via Haithi Trust.
13. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30521. London. 31 May 1882. col F, p. 10.